A method includes receiving a packet. The method further includes determining whether the packet is part of a responsive connection. The method further includes determining whether a responsive buffer is full in response to a determination that the packet is part of the responsive connection. The method further includes applying a responsive probability to the packet in response to a determination that the responsive buffer is full. The method further includes determining whether to drop the packet based on the responsive probability. The method further includes accepting the packet for processing in response to a determination that the responsive buffer is not full or in response to a determination not to drop the packet.
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3. The method of claim 2, further comprising accepting the packet in response to a determination that the unresponsive buffer is not full.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the unresponsive probability is greater than the responsive probability.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining whether to drop the packet comprises determining whether to drop the packet based on the responsive probability modified by the non-initial modifier in response to a determination that the packet is part of the setup phase.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determination whether to drop the packet is based on a random function.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the unresponsive probability is greater than the responsive probability.
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